Designed as a 90-minute documentary distributed by Public Television, VINYL will follow the creation and evolution of American music distributed on vinyl records. The film follows the development of American popular music and relationship between the business and creative sides of the vinyl music industry, the impact vinyl records had on American and world popular […]

Mr. Handy’s Blues – Trailer 6 min from joanne fish on Vimeo. The release of “Mr. Handy’s Blues” will mark the first time the story of ‘The Father of the Blues’ has been documented on film. Handy is credited with transforming African-American folk music that was handed down only through oral tradition into a purely […]

Cinema South was recently awarded a $10,000 grant from the Gaylord Foundation. The money will go toward the production of the documentary about legendary blues musician W.C. Handy. The Tennessee Arts Commission also awarded Cinema South a $2,700 arts project support grant to go toward development of the W.C. Handy documentary. Cinema South has also received a $10,000 […]

The WC Handy Music Festival in Florence Alabama, July 23-27, will show the “preview” of the documentary on Handy and talk about Handy’s early years and inspirations growing up in Florence. Director Joanne Fish will be attending the festival and speaking on her upcoming project. To learn more about the festival go to www.wchandymusicfestival.org